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<A NAME="BJBDAAFFN"></A><h1>Chapter 5  Using the ADO.NET Interface</h1>
<A NAME="TI539"></A><h4>About this chapter</h4>
<A NAME="TI540"></A><p>This chapter describes the ADO.NET interface and explains
how to prepare to use this interface and how to define an ADO.NET
database profile. </p>
<A NAME="TI541"></A><h4>Contents</h4>
<A NAME="TI542"></A><table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=6 border=1 frame="void" rules="all"><tr><th  rowspan="1"  ><A NAME="TI543"></A>Topic</th>
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<tr><td  rowspan="1"  ><A NAME="TI544"></A><A HREF="connpbp25.htm#BCGBGBBJN">About ADO.NET</A></td>
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<tr><td  rowspan="1"  ><A NAME="TI545"></A><A HREF="connpbp26.htm#CHDCHEDCN">About the PowerBuilder ADO.NET
database interface</A></td>
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<tr><td  rowspan="1"  ><A NAME="TI546"></A><A HREF="connpbp27.htm#BABCCHIDN">Preparing to use the ADO.NET
interface</A></td>
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<tr><td  rowspan="1"  ><A NAME="TI547"></A><A HREF="connpbp28.htm#BABDEHGIN">Defining the ADO.NET interface</A></td>
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<A NAME="TI548"></A><h4>For more information</h4>
<A NAME="TI549"></A><p>This chapter gives general information about using the ADO.NET interface.
For more detailed information:<A NAME="TI550"></A>
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<li class=fi>See the Data
Access and .NET development sections in the Microsoft <A HREF="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/default.aspx">MSDN library</A>
.</li>
<li class=ds>Use the online Help provided by the data provider
vendor. </li>
<li class=ds>Check to see if there is a technical document that
describes how to connect to your ADO.NET data provider. Any updated
information about connectivity issues is available from <A HREF="http://www.sybase.com/support">the Sybase Customer Service and Support Web site</A>
. 
</li>
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